Nursing homes in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Suffolk County, Massachusetts has 22 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 2,696 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.2 of 5 (the Massachusetts average is 3.0), and 10 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.75 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 11 of the 22.
- Nursing homes
- 22
- Certified beds
- 2,696
- Average overall rating
- 3.2
- Certified beds in use
- 86.6%
All 22 homes
- 5 of 5 Boston Home, Inc (the) 96beds 97.0%in use 6.10nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 German Center for Extended Care 133beds 98.3%in use 3.77nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Katzman Family Center for Living 123beds 94.1%in use 4.01nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center 120beds 91.4%in use 4.21nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Leonard Florence Center for Living 100beds 95.7%in use 7.34nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center 50beds 60.2%in use 5.02nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 123beds 77.6%in use 7.35nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Bostonian Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center 121beds 90.6%in use 3.66nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center 122beds 92.1%in use 4.41nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea 154beds 78.0%in use 6.97nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 83beds 92.7%in use 3.88nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Brighton Post Acute Care 78beds 93.7%in use 3.74nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Care Village at West Roxbury 76beds 83.7%in use 3.26nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Care Village at Mattapan 85beds 87.1%in use 2.85nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Care Village at Parkway 141beds 89.1%in use 3.14nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Lighthouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 123beds 94.0%in use 3.70nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 100beds 89.0%in use 4.57nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Sherrill House 196beds 82.9%in use 3.66nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 St Joseph Rehab & Nursing Care Center 123beds 90.7%in use 3.72nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Highland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 195beds 95.5%in use 3.02nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 The Benjamin Healthcare Center 164beds 48.8%in use 3.63nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 The Center at Advocate 190beds 83.1%in use 3.28nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Suffolk County, Massachusetts?
CMS lists 22 certified nursing homes in Suffolk County, with 2,696 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Suffolk County have a 5-star overall rating?
7 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Boston Home, Inc (the), German Center for Extended Care, Katzman Family Center for Living, Laurel Ridge Rehab and Skilled Care Center, Leonard Florence Center for Living, Recuperative Services Unit-Hebrew Rehab Center, Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton.
How full are nursing homes in Suffolk County?
On an average day about 86.6% of certified beds are in use across homes in Suffolk County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Massachusetts